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CNN’s ‘Innovative Cities’ Explores Inventions that Combat Climate Changehttp://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/03/15/cnns-innovative-cities-explores-inventions-that-combat-climate-change/
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 01:56:05 +0000http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/?p=43050By 2050, the world’s major cities will be crowded by six and a half billion people. Pollution, inequality and changing climates threaten the living standards that cities can offer. Yet people designed these problems and people can design their solutions. Join CNN International Correspondent Matt Rivers as he presents inventions from 5 diverse cities that are embracing sustainable projects which combat the pressures modern cities face. CNN’s ‘Innovative Cities’ meets with innovators in the UK and Ghana that are turning to natural resources, yet surprisingly reducing their carbon footprint. While scientists in the Netherlands and India are finding ways to protect their citizens from the ravages of climate change, whether it’s rising sea levels or extreme temperatures. And in Australia, a new approach to urban planning melds nature with modern cool in the world’s largest vertical garden.

Highlights of the 30-minute special below:

Sydney’s $2 billion central park

You’ve heard of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. But Sydney’s newest landmark is a mixed-use sustainable development that’s redefining urban planning. It’s called Central Park – and the last two buildings in this $2 billion complex are nearing completion. The award-winning centrepiece building, One Central Park, sold out almost as soon as it opened and features the world’s largest vertical garden. It was designed by an “all-star” architectural collaboration that included Jean Nouvel.

The cool roofs initiative is a simple solution with the potential to save lives and protect those most vulnerable from the harmful effects of climate change in Ahmedabad, India. It is part of the city’s heat action plan to reduce the number of heat related deaths. Anjali Jaiswal, Senior Attorney and Director of the India Initiative of the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and Dileep Mavalankar, Director at the Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar elaborate on their plans.

London architects are embracing ’21st Century Timber’ as a low-carbon construction material. With the huge amount of water and energy that’s required to build with cement and steel, some construction sites in the UK are turning to engineered hardwoods, such as cross-laminated timber, to cut down on time and waste. The prefabricated building materials can be fine-tuned to the architect’s specifications and are lighter—weighing a fifth of concrete.

Accra Waste Treatment

Ghana’s first fecal treatment plant is cleaning up Accra and providing sustainable energy. The country’s first modern treatment plant became operational in 2017 and the resulting biogas that’s captured from the decomposing sewage is being used to power the plant. Further, the residual sludge from the plant is also turned into charcoal and compost. The creators of the charcoal say that the feces-based burning material works better than wood and saves trees from being felled.

With much of their country below sea level, the Dutch have always had to innovate to keep themselves dry. From man-made lakes to parks that double as reservoirs for excess water, part of the solution, it seems, lies in living with the water, rather than resisting it with large, unsightly levees. The first line of defense for the city of Rotterdam is the Maeslantkering, a sea gate that is the size of two Eiffel Towers. Opened in 1997, the gate protects the Rotterdam’s port, with plans to add another two feet to its height underway. But as sea levels rise, the stakes are getting even higher. And for some entrepreneurs in the Netherlands, it spells opportunity. CNN travels to Rotterdam to explore some of these recent innovations, including the Delta Flume, a wave simulator that can help researchers understand what it takes to withstand storm surges and tides, and the Sand Motor, an experiment in coastal management.

CNN’s new Oculus app gives audiences the power to “go there” through a robust interactive experience comprised of CNN’s signature breaking news video and original 360° stories – providing a deeper sense of ‘connectedness’ with the news.

The first truly live VR news experience, the app positions the user as the “producer” of their own show, putting them at the center of their experience. Following a user tutorial voiced by CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer, users can choose “News” for the latest breaking video from CNN or “360” to transport into the best immersive original 360° video from CNN journalists around the globe, connecting you to the news like never before. The app launches with more than 100 virtual reality stories from dozens of countries, all delivered in 4K resolution with encoding by Pixvana.

The CNNVR app also includes a CNN ticker scroll and social integration with CNN’s Twitter accounts, so you can get up-to-the-minute breaking news alerts throughout your experience.

Go to the front lines with our reporters and understand the story from the inside out.

]]>ekuhncnnCNN Original Series and Van Jones Rank #1 Last Nighthttp://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/03/12/cnn-original-series-and-van-jones-rank-1-last-night/
Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:27:50 +0000http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/?p=43044CNN Original Series American Dynasties: The Kennedys Premieres at #1 in Cable News

Among Total Viewers, 25-54 and 18-34

CNN Original Series Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History and

The Van Jones Show are Most-Watched among Adults 25-54 and 18-34 Last Night

Last night’s premiere of the new CNN Original Series American Dynasties: The Kennedys (9pm) ranked #1 in cable news in total viewers, adults 25-54 and 18-34; while the debut episode of the new series Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History (10pm) ranked #1 among adults 25-54 and 18-34 according to Nielsen Fast National data. The Van Jones Show (8pm) was also the most-watched cable news program among adults 25-54 and 18-34.

The debut episode of American Dynasties: The Kennedys (The Power of Wealth) was #1 with 1.715 million total viewers, +62% more than Fox News’ 1.061 million and +275% more than MSNBC’s 457k. This was the second-highest total viewer delivery on record for any CNN Original Series season premiere. Among adults 25-54, CNN outperformed the combined delivery of Fox News and MSNBC with 395k to Fox News’ 164k and MSNBC’s 106k. In 18-34, CNN averaged 103k, Fox News had 21k and MSNBC averaged 15k.

At 10pm, the premiere of Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History (The Rise of the Pope) was top-rated among adults 25-54 averaging 350k, +35% more than Fox News’ 260k and +204% more than MSNBC’s 115k. Among viewers 18-34, CNN attracted 77k, MSNBC followed with 28k and Fox News fell behind with 22k. In total viewers, CNN topped MSNBC by +148% (1.304 million vs. MSNBC’s 525k); Fox News averaged 1.368 million.

The Van Jones Show, with special guests Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay, ranked #1 in cable news on Sunday among adults 25-54 with 313k, a +38% advantage over Fox News’ 226k and +128% more than MSNBC’s 137k. Among adults 18-34, the Jones-led program averaged 49k, Fox News followed with 29k and MSNBC registered 14k. In total viewers, CNN easily topped MSNBC (1.062m vs. MSNBC’s 768k); Fox News had 1.387 million.

The next episodes of The Kennedys and Pope docuseries will air on Sunday, March 18 at 9 and 10pm ET/PT respectively on CNN.

American Dynasties: The Kennedys, from Raw, is a six-part CNN Original Series that takes viewers behind the public image of America’s ‘First Family,’ revealing how personal relationships within the Kennedy dynasty helped shape national and global events from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the struggle for civil rights legislation. The docuseries spans the lives of Joseph and Rose Kennedy and their children, uncovering how and why this one family so significantly impacted 20th century America. The premiere episode, “The Power of Wealth,” explores patriarch Joseph “Joe” Kennedy’s desire to become President, and how his political ambition passes first to his son Joe Jr. and then to reluctant second son, John F. Kennedy. Martin Sheen, Louise Norman, Amy Entelis and Lizzie Fox serve as executive producers.

Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History, from Glass Entertainment Group and Rearrange TV, is a six-part CNN Original Series that goes inside the Vatican to reveal the true power held by popes throughout the ages. The docuseries explores how 12 apostles became 1.2 billion Catholics today, linking recent news events surrounding the Vatican with their unexpected origins. The premiere episode, “The Rise of the Pope,” examines the origins of the papacy and how Catholicism, against all odds, spread throughout Europe. Jon Hirsch, Nancy Glass, Randy Counsman, Amy Entelis and Lizzie Fox serve as executive producers.

The Van Jones Show, Jones explores the forces that elected President Donald Trump, the anti-Trump “resistance” movement and the future of both major parties. The show, airing twice monthly, aims to speak directly to voters across the country by exploring the raw, emotional policy debates and culture wars taking place in America.

About CNN Original Series

The CNN Original Series group develops non-scripted programming for television via commissioned projects, acquisitions and in-house production. Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent and content development, oversees CNN Original Series and CNN Films for CNN Worldwide. Lizzie Fox, vice president of current programming, supervises production of all CNN Original Series.

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]]>cnncaitlinschuCNN Talk to Go Dailyhttp://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/03/07/cnn-talk-to-go-daily/
Wed, 07 Mar 2018 10:00:06 +0000http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/?p=43033Hit CNN International show to run five days a week

London, 7 March 2018 – CNN Talk with Max Foster is to run five days a week from Monday 12 March, the network announced today.

The panel show, which airs on CNN International and live streams on Facebook simultaneously, was launched in May 2017; in addition to CNN International’s global TV audience, it reaches up to two million Facebook users. Programmes stimulate thousands of comments online from across the world, many of which are added live to the debate on air. Topics reflect the major news stories and talking points of the day

Host Max Foster will be joined by regular guests Ayesha Hazarika MBE, former UK Labour Party Special Adviser who is a columnist for The Scotsman and London Evening Standard as well as a comedian and broadcaster; UK radio station LBC presenter and political publisher, Iain Dale; and Liam Halligan, known for his regular columns in Britain’s Sunday Telegraph, The Spectator and Unherd.com. CNN correspondents and other experts will also regularly join the show as guests; Christiane Amanpour, Nima Elbagir and Fred Pleitgen have all featured in recent shows.

Gill Penlington, Senior Director, News & Events Programming, at CNN International, said: “From the very beginning this show has struck a chord with audiences. The level of engagement we’ve seen has been phenomenal. Having a daily edition of the programme will allow us to get into a wider range of topics through the week and broaden what is already a diverse and highly flexible agenda.”

Recent CNN Talk shows have focused on topics including Donald Trump’s presidency, Brexit, gun control, international terrorism, sexual harassment and the #MeToo movement. The show has travelled to Berlin, Brussels and Paris, covered the royal engagement from outside Buckingham Palace, and discussed the Parsons Green bomb attack in London from the scene.

NEW YORK (March 5, 2018) – HLN today announced the launch of Unmasking A Killer the podcast starting Sunday, March 18, a weekly true crime podcast obsessed with cracking the forty-year mystery of California’s most prolific serial murderer – the Golden State Killer. Based on the HLN television series Unmasking A Killer, executive produced by Joke Productions, the podcast examines the newest theories and FBI evidence with exclusive guests tied to the crimes – bringing listeners one step closer to finding one of the nation’s most dangerous predators.

Unmasking A Killer the podcast is hosted by Joke Fincioen and Biagio Messina of Joke Productions and features never-before-heard analysis from Detective Sgt. Ken Clarke of Sacramento Sheriff’s Department plus bonus content that didn’t make it into the television series and in-depth commentary by Paul Holes, Contra Costa DA investigator, Carol Daly, retired Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department investigator, Jane Carson, a Golden State Killer victim, who appear in HLN’s on-screen program.

The HLN television series Unmasking A Killer premieres Sunday, March 18 at 9pm ET/PT and is executive produced by Joke Productions. The five-part docuseries profiles the terrifying real-life story of the Golden State Killer – a man responsible for a staggering 51 attacks and 12 murders in California. Investigators have searched for the sadistic criminal for forty years and with recent evidence suggesting he may still be alive, in 2016 the FBI Sacramento announced a national campaign and $50,000 reward to identify the perpetrator.

Weekly episodes of the podcast will become available at midnight the day of HLN’s linear premieres on CNN.com/podcast, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio and iHeartRadio. The first episode debuts Sunday, March 18.

About HLN Original Series

Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent and content development, CNN Worldwide, oversees CNN Original Series and HLN Original Series. Nancy Duffy, vice president of program development for CNN, supervises production of internally-produced HLN Original Series, and Lizzie Fox, vice president of current programming, CNN Original Series, supervises production of commissioned HLN Original Series.

About HLN

HLN features live coverage of national, regional, lifestyle, and entertainment stories in a fast-paced approachable tone with expert-led, personality driven hosts by day. The network presents a combination of live and unscripted programming dedicated to true crime, mysteries and investigations by night. HLN is a CNN Worldwide network reaching more than 100 million households in the U.S. CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is the most trusted source for news and information.

About Joke Productions

Co-founded by wife-and-husband team Joke Fincioen and Biagio Messina, Joke Productions is celebrating 10 years in unscripted programming. Past credits include Caged (MTV), Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne (A&E), Three Days to Live (Oxygen), Scream Queens (VH1), and True Life Presents: Secrets, Lies, and Sex (MTV). Their award-winning documentary Dying to do Letterman played theatrically in the U.S. and is currently distributed by Oscilloscope.

About Turner Podcast Network

HLN’s podcast joins the Turner Podcast Network alongside other high profile branded podcasts from CNN, Bleacher Report, TruTV, TNT, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. The Turner Podcast Network was created to implement a portfolio-wide network that centralizes publishing and production for all Turner podcasts in order to develop and launch new branded podcasts across Turner’s news, kids and entertainment brands. Turner’s podcasts reach an average monthly audience of over 7.2 million unique users and 11.7 million downloads.

PACIFIC, a new CNNMoney newsletter by senior reporter Dylan Byers, covers the business, culture and politics of innovation, and the people and companies changing the world. From Alphabet to Amazon to Apple and beyond, Byers captures in a daily morning digest the news that matters to their executives, employees and users.

The Pacific Coast is the global hub of change and innovation, impacting the economy and culture in America and every corner of the world. The West Coast is the fifth-biggest economy in the world and home to the five biggest market cap companies in the world: Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook. A vastly undercovered story, PACIFIC gives you what you need to understand and be a part of the changing world around you.

“PACIFIC is the newsletter for the Innovation Economy. It puts the power players in tech and media at the center of the action, and covers their moves and their interests, because those moves and interests signal where society is headed,” said Dylan Byers in his editor’s note. “It treats Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles not as cities on the periphery, but as capitals of the 21st Century. It works on Pacific Standard Time.

]]>ekuhncnnFormer Japanese Soccer Star Hidetoshi Nakata on CNN’s ‘Talk Asia’http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/03/04/former-japanese-soccer-star-hidetoshi-nakata-on-cnns-talk-asia/
Mon, 05 Mar 2018 03:43:16 +0000http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/?p=43027Hidetoshi Nakata is one of Japan’s most recognizable stars. A veteran of three World Cups, he retired from football in 2006, when he was just 29. Now, more than decade after his final professional match, Nakata is once again representing Japan, this time as an ambassador for the country’s traditions and master craftsmanship.

This month on Talk Asia, Nakata takes CNN correspondent Will Ripley on a journey to explore the refined world of sake, a Japanese alcohol made from rice. In snowy Yamagata Prefecture, CNN visits the famed Takagi Brewery, an institution with a history dating back to 1615. In Tokyo, CNN meets some of Japan’s most renowned chefs, who explain why sake embodies the true Japanese flavor to be shared with the world.

Highlights from the 30-minute episode:

On his football career

“To be honest with you, to become a football player was not my dream but I loved football and I just wanted to be better. That’s it. I just keep training, enjoying, training hard. It doesn’t matter if I play World Cup, if I won some championships, it doesn’t matter.”

On why he travelled around Japan

“All my life I just played football basically. Of course, I studied but nothing about Japan. When I came back to Japan, age 32, 33, I was wondering about Japan because I traveled a lot all over the world. Every country I went, of course firstly people ask me about football. Then secondly, people always asked me about Japan. I love to travel because I want to know, today’s Japan. Not history. So, I decided to travel all 47 prefectures, one car. And I thought maybe it’s going to take 3-4 months, but actually it took me seven years to finish.”

On the challenges of craftsmen and his role

“Today from all over world, craftsmen are disappearing because they are losing their value. People don’t know about them. Today, they need to do everything because time has changed. So, on the other hand, there are so many people who want to know about Japan, Japanese culture, craftsmen, their artists, but there is no connection between. So, I thought I could be a bridge between them.”

On his next chapter

“I never know but I want to be a better person every single day. That’s why I do 100% what I can do every day because I don’t need to save my energy for tomorrow. Tomorrow’s another day. Then, if it comes, I’ll think about it.”

On his legacy

“People don’t need to remember about me. I’d just like to disappear as clouds. It’s like the same as nature. It comes, it goes, but it makes people happy. Let’s say, wind. You can’t see it, but sometimes it makes you happy.”

#MyFreedomDay

Wednesday 14th March: Content will appear across CNN TV and Digital

Following the tremendous success of last year’s #MyFreedomDay call to action, CNN is once again encouraging young people around the globe to raise their voices on March 14 to generate awareness of modern-day slavery.

From panel debates to film screenings and marches, students from hundreds of schools – spread across six continents and representing more than 100 countries – came together on March 14, 2017 to form a global community and take on one of the world’s most pressing problems, generating social engagement that reached 160 million Facebook timelines around the world.

Driving #MyFreedomDay is a simple question: ‘What does freedom mean to you?’ CNN is asking young people to share their responses via text, photo or video across social media using the #MyFreedomDay hashtag.

CNN and the CNN Freedom Project, the network’s award-winning initiative focused on reporting stories of modern-day slavery, will show the world what these students, schools and communities are doing to fight slavery with live coverage across CNN’s television and social platforms on March 14 as well as through a digital homepage takeover at CNN.com/myfreedom.

40 million people are living in modern slavery, denied their freedom. We want to know what freedom means to you.

Living Golf

Thursday 8th March at 1030 GMT and 1730 GMT

Saturday 10th March at 0730 GMT and 2230 GMT

Sunday 11th March at 1730 GMT

Saturday 17th March at 1730 GMT

Sunday 18th March at 0730 GMT and 2230 GMT

This month, Living Golf travels to Delhi, India, to profile the golfing landscape in the world’s second most populous country. Despite over 1.3 billion inhabitants, India has produced relatively few professional golfers who have made it onto the European or PGA Tours. The programme meets two of the players to do so, Anirban Lahiri and SSP Chawrasia, to look at their respective journeys from childhoods in India to the pro ranks.

Shane O’Donoghue looks at the battle for exposure that golf faces with the country’s most popular sport, cricket. He explores the histories of both sports in India and plays a round at the exclusive Delhi Golf Club with cricketing legend and keen golfer, Kapil Dev, to compare the similarities and differences of both sports.

O’Donoghue also spends time with Pawan Munjal, CEO of the Hero Motorcorp, one of India’s most powerful companies and one of golf’s biggest sponsors. At the DLF Golf and Country Club in nearby Gurgaon, Living Golf finds out from Munjal what he and others are doing to increase the popularity of the game and what the future holds for golf in India.

Mainsail

Thursday 15th March at 1030 GMT and 1730 GMT

Saturday 17th March at 0730 GMT and 2230 GMT

Sunday 18th March at 1730 GMT

Saturday 7th April at 1730 GMT

Sunday 8th April at 0730 GMT and 2230 GMT

On this month’s episode of Mainsail, CNN catches up with the America’s Cup holders, Emirates Team New Zealand. The programme heads to Auckland to take a look inside the team that turned a famous defeat into a remarkable victory and to ask what’s next for the oldest trophy in world sport.

The Circuit

Saturday 17th March at 0830 GMT, 1330 GMT and 2100 GMT

Sunday 18th March at 1100 GMT

Monday 19th March at 0230 GMT and 0930 GMT

This month, The Circuit provides a season preview hosted behind the scenes of testing at the Catalunya circuit ahead of the curtain-raiser in Melbourne.

Host Amanda Davies speaks to the Mercedes boss Toto Wolff as the Silver Arrows target a record-equalling five consecutive drivers’ and constructors’ world titles this season. Last season’s runners-up Ferrari reveal plans to topple Mercedes, Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo takes The Circuit inside the simulator as he prepares for his home race down under.

The programme also explores the history of grid girls as ‘grid kids’ take centre stage this year.

Talk Asia

Wednesday 7th March at 1030 GMT and 1730 GMT

Saturday 10th March at 0630 GMT and 1930 GMT

Sunday 11th March at 1230 GMT

Saturday 17th March at 1230 GMT

Sunday 18th March at 0630 GMT and 1930 GMT

Hidetoshi Nakata is one of Japan’s most recognizable stars. A veteran of three World Cups, he retired from football in 2006, when he was just 29. Now, more than decade after his final professional match, Nakata is once again representing Japan, this time as an ambassador for the country’s traditions and master craftsmanship.

Nakata takes CNN’s Will Ripley on a journey to explore the refined world of sake, a Japanese alcohol made from rice. In snowy Yamagata Prefecture, Talk Asia visits the famed Takagi Brewery, an institution with a history dating back to 1615. In Tokyo, the programme meets some of Japan’s most renowned chefs, who explain why sake embodies the true Japanese flavour to be shared with the world.

Inside the Middle East

Saturday 10th March at 1230 GMT

Sunday 11th March at 0630 GMT and 1930 GMT

Wednesday 14th March at 1030 GMT and 1730 GMT

Saturday 17th March at 0630 GMT and 1930 GMT

Sunday 18th March at 1230 GMT

In a career spanning four decades, Zaha Hadid’s pioneering vision redefined architecture and design for the 21st Century. Capturing imaginations across the globe, especially in the Middle East her iconic designs are part of the region’s skylines.

Two years since her death, Inside the Middle East looks at how Hadid’s style is still influencing Middle Eastern architecture and inspiring new generations of young architects.

Despite increased tune-in during Mr. Trump’s first month as President in February 2017, CNN had its second-best February total day in ten years (since 2008) among adults 25-54. The network also had its second-best February dayside performance since 2009 in both 25-54 and total viewers. And in prime time, CNN had its third-best February audience levels since 2008 among adults 25-54 and since 2009 among total viewers.

CNN once again surpassed MSNBC in total day, daytime and weekends among adults 25-54 this month. CNN has now beaten MSNBC for 44 straight months in total day in the key demographic 25-54 (230k vs. 217k), the longest monthly streak since January 2010.

Every hour of CNN’s daytime programming (9am-4pm) topped MSNBC’s dayside’s programming this month among adults 25-54. During the day, CNN had a +18% advantage over MSNBC in the key demographic adults 25-54 (218k vs. 185k), with CNN now outperforming MSNBC for 48 consecutive months in this important daypart. This is the longest streak on record.

CNN also easily outperformed MSNBC during weekend programming among adults 25-54 in both total day (182k vs. MSNBC’s 129k) and prime time (182k vs. MSNBC’s 119k). On Saturdays, CNN delivered higher demo audiences than MSNBC for 22 out of 24 hours and on Sundays, beat MSNBC all 24 hours among adults 25-54. CNN ranked #1 in cable news among adults 25-54 on Saturdays at 1pm and on Sundays during the 12pm, 3pm, 4pm, 9pm, 10pm, and 4am hours.

Program Highlights:

Erin Burnett Outfront (7pm) topped MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews in February (357k vs. 355k) for the second straight month and for five of the last seven months. CNN is having its second-best February 7pm delivery since 2008 among 25-54 and since 2009 among total viewers. Anderson Cooper 360 (8pm) is having its third-best February delivery on record in both adults 25-54 (402k) and total viewers (1.142m) and is also CNN’s top-rated prime time program. CNN Tonight with Don Lemon (10pm) is having its second-best February delivery since 2009 in both adults 25-54 (352k) and total viewers (925k). New Day with Chris Cuomo and Alisyn Camerotais having its second-best February on record in adults 25-54 (219k) and total viewers (608k).

Other key CNN programs such as Early Start with Christine Romans and Dave Briggs, The Lead with Jake Tapper, The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,Smerconish, State of the Union with Jake Tapper, Inside Politics with John King, Fareed Zakaria GPSand Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter all easily surpassed MSNBC this month, posting higher demo 25-54 audiences.

The Van Jones Show (239k) ranked #1 in its time period across cable news among adults 25-54. The program was ahead of Fox News (230k) by +4% and easily topped MSNBC (126k) by +90% in the demo. The Axe Files with David Axelrod (165k) ranked #2 in cable news in its time period and was ahead of MSNBC by double digits (+18%; 165k vs. 140k).

CNN Original Series:

CNN’s newest Original Series, The Radical Story of Patty Hearst, completed its six-episode run in February, with the docuseries ranking #1 in cable news in the Sunday 9-11pm time period among 25-54. In total viewers, the docuseries ranked #2 in cable news, more than doubling the MSNBC delivery in the block (+106%; 896k vs. 434k). Versus the prior four Sundays, this series posted the largest and only double-digit growth in cable news among both 25-54 and total viewers.

The Radical Story of Patty Hearst has posted 260k transactions on VOD to-date. This makes Patty Hearst CNN’s #1 show on VOD so far in 2018, making up 24% of CNN’s YTD transactions despite making up just 2% of episodes, and being available for less than half the year. Episode 1 (The Kidnapping) posted 20k transactions on the linear premiere day, 2/11, the most viewing in a single day for a CNN Original Series title on record.

All of Cable:

Among ALL cable networks, CNN ranked #8 in total day in total viewers in February. This marks the second straight month and the sixth time in the last seven months that CNN is a Top 10 cable network in total day among total viewers.

Median Age:

Year-to-date, CNN attracts an audience that is four years younger than Fox News and MSNBC in total day, and seven years younger than Fox News and MSNBC in prime time. MSNBC is tracking at its oldest yearly median age on record in total day and prime time.

NEW YORK (February 22, 2018) – HLN presents a night of must-see true crime documentary series on Sunday, March 18 with the premieres of Death Row Stories season three at 8pm ET/PT – airing exclusively on HLN – and Unmasking A Killer at 9pm ET/PT. Season three of Death Row Stories explores the fallibility of the ultimate criminal penalty, capital punishment, through eight hour-long episodes. Seasons one and two aired on CNN. Unmasking A Killer profiles the Golden State Killer, one of the nation’s most prolific uncaught serial murderers.

Narrated by Academy® Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon and featuring stories told by current and former death row inmates, each episode of Death Row Stories seeks to unravel the truth behind a different capital murder case and poses tough questions about the U.S. capital punishment system. Death Row Stories is executive produced by Academy® Award-winner Alex Gibney (Going Clear) of Jigsaw Productions, together with Academy® Award-winner Robert Redford and Laura Michalchyshyn of Sundance Productions. Brad Hebert, Dave Snyder and Stacey Offman also serve as executive producers.

The never-before-seen episodes of Death Row Stories season three will air Sundays at 8pm ET/PT, leading in to Unmasking A Killer, and can be accessed one day after their HLN premieres on HLN On Demand.

Episode airdates and descriptions for Death Row Stories season three follow:

Two Brothers (HLN airdate: March 18)

After an eleven-year old girl is found suffocated with her own underwear, two step-brothers, ages 15 and 19, confess to the murder. But with IQs each under 60, they maintain their innocence and claim their confessions were coerced. Despite the lack of physical evidence against them, they sit behind bars for 30 years before an outside commission takes notice of their case and uncovers evidence pointing at another suspect.

NYE Foul Play (HLN airdate: March 25)

In 1995, Hank Skinner was sentenced to death for a New Year’s Eve triple-homicide of his family. Skinner, discovered drunk, high, and covered in blood, claims he passed out on the couch at the time of the murders, with no recollection of the events. Five years later, students from the Northwestern University start to investigate the case, and discover that key physical evidence, including the murder weapon and a jacket likely worn by the assailant, were never tested for DNA. They also discover troubling evidence pointing to a possible alternate suspect.

Love Kills (HLN airdate: April 1)

When 19-year-old Stacey Stites’ body is found half-naked by the side of the road, her fiancé, police officer Jimmy Fennell, is cleared as a suspect. DNA is found to match Rodney Reed, a local man suspected in other sexual assault cases and he is sentenced to death. A decade after the crime, Stites’ former fiancé is imprisoned for sexually assaulting a woman in his custody. When new forensic evidence casts doubt on the timeline of the crime, evidence shows Stites’ death may have occurred while she was at home.

Snitch Work (HLN airdate: April 8)

A 4-year-old girl from Philadelphia is found murdered, her body placed in a TV box. Police find no suspects, and the case goes cold. Years later, they arrest a neighbor, Walter Ogrod, for the crime. When an author seeking to write about the death penalty comes across Walter’s case, he finds an investigation filled with holes, and a perpetrator who appears mentally unable to have confessed to the crime. The writer discovers a jailhouse snitch network and publishes a two-part article in the Philadelphia City Paper to reveal these injustices. Meanwhile, Walter Ogrod remains on death row, fighting a system determined to keep him there.

No New Episode – Unmasking A Killer Marathon – April 15

Mississippi Mother (HLN airdate: April 22)

Sabrina Butler, a 17-year old African American woman, arrives at a Mississippi hospital with her baby dead on arrival. Nurses and doctors suspect foul play, and Sabrina cannot give straight answers about what happened to her baby. Sabrina is charged with capital murder and sentenced to death. Several years later, death penalty expert Clive Stafford Smith uncovers a corrupt system in which Mississippi medical examiners steer autopsy results to buttress the claims of law enforcement. Clive is able to get Sabrina a re-trial and seek out justice.

Murdered Babysitter (HLN airdate: April 29)

A babysitter is found brutally murdered in Santa Ana, California, with five young children in the home left unscathed. The parents are quick to point to Kenneth Clair, a local transient who burglarized their home in the past. Clair is convicted of capital murder and sent to death row. But recent DNA analyses and allegations of corruption at the Orange County District Attorney’s Office raise questions about the validity of this conviction. The DA’s office denies the allegations and says the conviction should stand.

Feds vs Outlaws (HLN airdate: May 6)

Clarence “Smitty” Smith, the leader of the notorious biker club The Outlaws, is accused of a quadruple homicide in Fort Lauderdale. He beats the rap for the homicides, but is sentenced to death for car bombing of a federal witness in New Orleans. On appeal, Smitty is exonerated from death row, proving his innocence beyond question. But the Feds aren’t done with Smitty – under the RICO act, they charge Smitty with all the murders in Ft. Lauderdale and New Orleans again, and this time they win. Should a man in his 70’s be left to die in federal prison after being charged twice for his crimes?

Family Lies (HLN airdate: May 13)

After a family of six is found brutally murdered in a rural Texas town, a perpetrator confesses to the crime. Police however, can’t believe one man alone could murder six people, and Anthony Graves is named as an accomplice. Graves is sentenced to death, but maintains his innocence. His case is eventually taken up by a journalism professor who discovers a District Attorney engaged in misconduct who is intent on keeping a guiltless man in prison.

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